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On March 5, the NIOSH National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory will host a webinar for stakeholders to discuss the development of a NIOSH standard for performance requirements of combination unit respirators.

The Canadian government has passed the final regulation to adopt the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) in its national hazard communication standard, the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System.

NIOSH seeks stakeholder comments to help evaluate the impact of the National Occupational Research Agenda, a partnership program created to identify and address critical issues in workplace health and safety.

The panel, which comprises representatives of small business entities, questioned whether significant risk or significant occupational exposures were present in all the industries a standard might cover.

The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed extending the transition period for a final rule that established new standards for the certification of close-circuit escape respirators by NIOSH and CDC.

NIOSH survey findings indicate that healthcare workers who disinfect medical and dental devices do not always use precautionary measures to protect themselves from exposure to high-level disinfectants.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) identifies deficiencies in current industry standards related to mechanical integrity and leak evaluation and response in a recently released draft final investigation report.

The flash fire that burned seven workers at an ink production plant in New Jersey in 2012 resulted from the accumulation of combustible dust inside a poorly designed dust collection system, according to the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB).

New guidance released by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) provides health and safety practitioners, employers, and workers with an overview of the safe use of manufactured nanomaterials in the workplace.

A new report summarizes a workshop convened last year to help prioritize and accelerate NIOSH activities to update certification requirements for powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) for use in healthcare.

During a health hazard evaluation of a label manufacturing facility, NIOSH staff observed employees working in awkward postures that put them at risk for developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) seeks comments on a Tentative Interim Amendment to its Standard on Protective Clothing for Emergency Medical Operations to help protect first responders from exposure to the Ebola virus.

According to the agency, the new final rule will establish safeguards to protect communities from coal ash impoundment failures and to prevent groundwater contamination and air emissions from coal ash disposal.

Under the new rule, employers must notify the agency of work-related fatalities within eight hours and are required to report work-related hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours.

The new rule was issued under the Toxic Substances Control Act and will require manufacturers and importers to notify EPA at least 90 days prior to starting or resuming new uses of these chemicals in products.

NIOSH released a new online training program to help reduce risks associated with long work hours and fatigue for emergency workers who respond to events such as epidemics and weather-related disasters.

EPA's cleanup of Libby, Montana—a town that had significant, uncontrolled sources of asbestos due to the mining and processing of contaminated vermiculite—has been effective in reducing cancer and non-cancer risks.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a video safety message marking the 30th anniversary of one of the world’s worst industrial disasters, the 1984 gas leak at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal, India.

The publication uses illustrations that show how employees would use mechanical devices to perform manual materials handling tasks, thereby helping reduce overexertion injuries such as strains and sprains to the lower back, shoulders, and upper limbs.

According to ASHRAE, the new standard addresses site sustainability; water-use efficiency; energy efficiency; indoor environmental quality; and buildings’ impact on the atmosphere, materials, and resources.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) personnel are assembling 50 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits that can assist a U.S. hospital-based clinical team in caring for one Ebola patient for up to five days.

When NIOSH investigators visited the facility, they interviewed employees regarding their medical and work history, reviewed medical records, sampled air and surfaces for lead, and evaluated the facility’s ventilation system.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) calls on California to enhance its process safety management regulations for petroleum refineries and recommends "substantial" changes to the way those refineries are regulated in California.

The World Health Organization (WHO) released updated personal protective equipment (PPE) guidelines for Ebola response, including technical specifications for PPE equipment to be used by health workers providing clinical care for patients.